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01 May 2014

Gear list

A gear list for an ultra is somewhere in between what you
take for a 10K and what you pack for a deployment (if all you were doing on
deployment was running).You have to
create the list yourself, though, which ensures that you will forget at least one
thing you need and have two of something you don't.The nice thing about a
mandatory gear list from the military is that you know exactly what you are
required to pack so additional thinking is minimal, concerning mainly the
number of extra pairs of socks you really need, especially if you’re a guy.Another difference is no one dumps out your
gear bag when you check-in at an ultra to make sure you packed everything you
were supposed to and then yells at you when something is missing, while kicking
your extra socks everywhere.

Conversely, a food list has something in common with a
military deployment – you know they will provide food and you have an idea of what it’ll
be; however, 1) you’re not sure that you’d eat it unless you were fahkin stahvin, and
2) you’re not confident that you won’t throw it back up, so you want to bring food
you think you’ll want eat even after 15 hours on your feet and, hopefully, you don’t
throw up.

Potato Chips (these are tough, sometimes I can eat them, sometimes I just can’t)

Annie’s Cheddar Bunny crackers (also known as Cheez-Its)

Boiled baby new potatoes, skin on

8-10 Honey Stinger waffles

One bottle Hammer Endurolyte Electrolyte Pills

Several packages Gu Chomps

M&Ms???? (still undecided as of today)

And, of course, the essential coffee mug for pre and post-race–
that said, if they have coffee during the race, I’ll be drinking it. Best of
all, the race will have soup broth as the night creeps in, which is pretty much
the most awesome thing ever and also, a weird parallel to training field chow
in the Corps, hmm….

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